Sree Vishnu (born Rudraraju Vishnuvardhan; 29 February 1984) is an Indian actor who works in

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films. After appearing in minor roles, Vishnu got his breakthrough with '' Prema Ishq Kaadhal'' (2013). He later starred in films such as ''

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'' (2013), ''

Appatlo Okadundevadu ''Appatlo Okadundevadu'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language action crime film written and directed by Saagar K Chandra and produced by Aran Media Works. The film stars Nara Rohit, Sree Vishnu, and debutantes Tanya Hope and Sasha Singh, whi ...

'' (2016), ''

Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi ''Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Kishore Tirumala. It stars Ram Pothineni, Lavanya Tripathi, Anupama Parameswaran and Sree Vishnu. The film released on 27 October ...

'' (2017), '' Mental Madhilo'' (2017), ''

Brochevarevarura ''Brochevarevarura'' () is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language crime comedy film written and directed by Vivek Athreya and produced by Vijay Kumar Manyam under the banner of Manyam Productions. The film features Sree Vishnu, Nivetha Thomas, Nive ...

'' (2019), and '' Raja Raja Chora'' (2021). In 2018, he was nominated for

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for Best Supporting Actor for the film ''

'' (2017).

Early life

Sree Vishnu was born in Antarvedipalem of

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. He graduated in

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(Honors) from

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, Visakhapatnam. He worked as a

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till 2006, after which he quit to pursue a career in the film industry and started as an assistant director. While in college he was a member of the theatre group. He also played for the under-19

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. Vishnu is a friend of fellow actor

Nara Rohit Nara Rohit (born 25 July 1984) is an Indian actor and producer works in Telugu films. An alumnus of New York Film Academy, Rohit is known for works such as ''Baanam'' (2009), ''Solo'' (2011), ''Prathinidhi'' (2014), ''Rowdy Fellow'' (2014), ''A ...

and has collaborated with him in several films.

Career

Vishnu acted in several short films. One of them, "Bewarse" directed by Pavan Sadineni, became popular on YouTube. His first film roles were minor ones in ''Baanam'' and ''Solo''. In 2013, he was approached by Pavan Sadineni, for a lead role in the film '' Prema Ishq Kaadhal''. In 2014, he acted in

's ''

Prathinidhi ''Prathinidhi'' ( en, Representative) is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language political thriller film produced by J Samba Siva Rao under Sudha cinemas. It was directed by debutant Prashanth Mandava. The film stars Nara Rohit and Shubra Aiyappa in the ...

'' as a home minister's son. In a review of ''

'' (2013) by ''The Times of India'', the reviewer wrote that "Vishnu sparkles with his dialogue delivery". Following a few other minor roles, in 2016 he had a lead role in the film ''

''.

Filmography

*''All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.''

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vishnu, Sree Indian male film actors Living people 1984 births Male actors from Andhra Pradesh People from East Godavari district Telugu male actors Male actors in Telugu cinema